Bú-fé

Old Norse Dictionary - bú-fé

Meaning of Old Norse word "bú-fé"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

Old Norse word bú-fé can mean:bú-fé

bú-fé
n. live stock, esp. the milch kine, Dipl. v. 28, Grág. i. 414, 427, ii. 301, Jb. 192, Eg. 532.
bú-fé
COMPDS: búfjáreyrir, búfjárferð, búfjárfóðr, búfjárgangr, búfjárgildr, búfjárhagar, búfjárhagr, búfjárhald, búfjárlauss, búfjárleiga, búfjármatr.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᚢ-ᚠᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

esp.
especially.
l.
line.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Dipl.
Diplomatarium. (J. I.)
Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Jb.
Jóns-bók. (B. III.)
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